Stour Valley Community School

URN 136757·Secondary·Free schools·Anglian Learning·Compare

Flags

4

2 high

In-year deficit of 5.5%Overall absence at 10.1%Staff costs at 78.4% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,024.18

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.4%

of income

In-year balance

-5.5%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 5.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.5% of income.

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Staff costs at 78.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.4%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.44.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.15.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

569

Capacity

575 (99%)

Free school meals

16.9%

English additional lang.

0.9%

Ethnicity

White British 90.2%Asian 0.2%Mixed 3.3%Other 0.2%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

35.1

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.2

Mean salary

£51,642

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

25.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.6%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

2024/25 · 599 pupils